11/18/2008 News For: Blue Shield Ky Health InsuranceBlue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Spotlights Local Medical Facilities That Are Improving Health Care Quality and ... BOSTON----Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced today that local medical facilities with the Blue Distinction�� designation are making a difference in health care outcomes and value. Health Insurance Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox says Blue Cross is trying to raise rates. Action on health insurance plan enrollment at a standstill The Dec. 1 deadline is approaching for Braintree to enroll in a state-administered health insurance plan starting next summer. Health Insurance Premiums Rise Up To 33 Percent With State Pricing Rule, USA New research shows that the cost of health insurance for a typical family increases about $100 per month when state governments limit price adjustments based on factors like age, health or risky behaviors such as smoking. Blues continue push for Michigan rules changes LANSING ��� Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan says it continues to lose money on its health insurance coverage for individuals. Study Shows Half Of Individual Health Insurance Policy Holders Paid Under $130 Per Month, USA eHealth, Inc. NASDAQ: EHTH, parent company of eHealthInsurance, today announced the release of a new study on the individual health insurance market. The findings appear in The Cost And Benefits Of Individual And Family Health Insurance Plans, a commissioned evaluation of eHealth Inc.'s data conducted by Forrester Consulting. More S.C. children lack health insurance COLUMBIA ��� The percentage of children without health insurance in South Carolina has grown 29 percent in three years, according to aWashington-based consumer health organization. That makes the state 13th worst in the nation. The report, issued by Families USA, was based on U. Open enrollment sees employers passing along higher health care costs to workers The health insurance choices companies are submitting to employees during the open enrollment period now under way largely follow what they have done in the recent past. Medical Tourism: Are Major Changes in Health Care Afoot? NEENAH, Wis.----According to a recent survey conducted by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, the practice of ���medical tourism��� ��� traveling internationally for medical care ��� will explode over the next few years. Oakland County settles suit with Blue Cross Oakland County has settled its landmark lawsuit with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan over allegations it paid $16.5 million to Blue Cross for their administration of county health benefits. |

